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"In 221 bc the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its political survival on a fundamental reshaping of Chinese culture. With this informative book, we are present at the creation of an ancient imperial order whose major features would endure for two millennia"--Publisher website (August 2007)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-308) and index

Introduction -- The geography of empire -- A state organized for war -- The paradoxes of empire -- Imperial cities -- Rural society -- The outer world -- Kinship -- Religion -- Literature -- Law -- Conclusion

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002

digitized 2010

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